THE REVELA-

TION OF ST. JOHN.

original: "APOCALY- PSIS S. IOANNIS." The title uses the Latin form of the Greek word apokalypsis, meaning an "unveiling" or "revelation." The word is split across the two main heading lines.

The Revelation

of St. John.

original: "Die Offenbarung S. Johannis." This is the German translation of the Latin title above, reflecting the bilingual nature of many 16th-century religious texts.

The center of the page features a woodcut illustration of Saint John the Evangelist on the island of Patmos. He is shown seated in a rocky landscape, writing in a book while looking up at a vision in the heavens. Next to him is an eagle, which is the traditional symbolic "attribute" used to identify John in Christian iconography.

original: "FRANC. Apud Hære. Chr. Egen,". Frankfurt was a leading center of the European book trade. Christian Egenolff was the city's first significant resident printer; his heirs continued his influential publishing business after his death in 1555.

The date is provided in Roman numerals: M.D.LVIII.